Letter from Fred E. Wright, National Academy of Sciences to Oswald T. Avery
Description:
This brief letter informed Avery that he had been elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences. The NAS was created in 1863 during the Civil War to serve to "investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art" whenever called upon to do so by any department of the government. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a scientist.
Number of Image Pages:
1 (43,865 Bytes)
Date:
1933-04-26 (April 26, 1933)
Creator:
Wright, Fred E.
National Academy of Sciences
Recipient:
Avery, Oswald T.
Source:
Original Repository: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Oswald T. Avery Papers
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of the Archives of the National Academies.
Exhibit Category:
Biographical Information
Relation:
Letter from Oswald T. Avery to Fred E. Wright, National Academy of Sciences (May 2, 1933)
Letter from Oswald T. Avery to Fred E. Wright, National Academy of Sciences (May 2, 1933)